Sunday, October 27, 2013

Haven 4.06 Review: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Anyone that has yet to watch
Friday night’s episode of Haven,
titled ‘Lay Me Down’, I suggest you do so now. This is not a spoiler free blog.
THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!
You’ve been warned.

So this was an okay episode,
although to be fair I’ve been pretty disappointed with a lot of this season so
it wasn’t that great an episode. Whatever happens to people in their dreams
happens to them in real life because of a mysterious handprint that happened to
a Troubled person when she was mugged. The whole mysterious handprint is an
intriguing concept, and for the most part this Trouble was too, but it got to
be a little much when she was able to stop the Trouble by going into the dark
place in a lucid dream. Troubles aren’t supposed to be that simple to get rid
of.

Elsewhere in this episode, Duke
quickly catches up on what Wade has been doing lately, and boy has he been
busy. Duke is none too happy when he becomes privy to his brother’s
extracurricular murdering activities. Wade is deluded enough to think that he’s
helping these peoples families, and enjoys the rush of the family curse. When
he goes after Jennifer, Duke has no option but to kill him. I understand this
happening, but I think it came a little too early. What was the point of Wade
if he’s killed halfway through the season? Also, because Duke killed him, his
Trouble is now gone. I was under the impression it was a curse not a Trouble
from the time we first learned of his ability. Now he’s got no ability to
protect himself against the Troubled people, so I think this was moronically
written out before there was enough fruition. But then, perhaps a mystical
handprint will bring it back?

About those two men, they were in
the barn with Audrey, so I’m rather curious to learn who exactly they are. Are
they the consequence of opening the door? Is that why the handprint morphs or
magnifies a Trouble? Also, aren’t they just ridiculously creepy? And if they’re
out, does that mean William is out and will pop up soon? I could have sworn he
was a series regular this season, but maybe I’m mistaken and he was just a
recurring character. But still, it took long enough for the consequences of
opening the door to show up, that would’ve been a little nicer to have last
week, though I suppose last week was all about Nathan learning Lexie is in fact
Audrey.

A few last things to note, one
being the shaky camera work used throughout this episode, which is a valid
technique, but it just is used improperly so often, and this was one of those
circumstances. For the most part, I’m not a fan of it, it’s used way too much,
and I just don’t think most cinematographers have the skill to use it properly.
Like the cameras attached to the actors body, I absolutely hate that. Also, as
I’ve said before, Jennifer and Duke are getting way too close way too quickly,
he hadn’t even had any time to get over Audrey when she came in, and now it’s
all googly eyes at each other, and protective manners. I don’t like it; it’s
not natural enough. And while this whole business with Agent Howard having transacted
her adoption in Haven, she’s just being made way too much of for such a new
character. Her character seems to be getting way too central to the story, like
a second Audrey, but Audrey already exists so she’s not necessary in that way.
I liked her as a secondary character, but that’s looking like that’s not the
way she’s going.

Overall, I’m not satisfied with
the way this season is being written. Storylines are being thrown in, then
pulled out before they’ve been able to fully develop. Other storylines are
being dragged on and developed at a ridiculously slow pace. This is becoming an
ever increasingly uneven season, and it’s leading me to believe this series is
losing its mysterious touch. There was this build up to the end of season three
about who the Colorado Kid was, that was solved and now there hasn’t been much
to build up towards since then. I really hope the writing begins to get better.

My rating: 6 out of 10.

Best Line:

“I’m a Gemini, Aquarius rising.” – Duke states, inferring to
his interest in horoscopes to Nathan and Audrey.

Alright, I apologize if this is a bit scatterbrained, I’m
very tired and I watched this episode last night. I’m going to go watch an
episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
now. Be sure to check back in tomorrow for reviews of Once Upon A Time and Revenge.